A further 25 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Ireland.
There have now been a total of 25,201 confirmed cases in the country.
One more person has sadly died from COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of deaths in Ireland to 1,679.
The news comes as Ireland prepares to move into Phase 2 of lifting restrictions, with most stores able to open from Monday.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 5 June (25,176 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,321 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 409 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 8,057 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,139 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,529 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,428 cases (6%)
- Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 39%, close contact accounts for 59%, travel abroad accounts for 2%
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